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==In Roman Rota == |
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He was nominated to Roman Rota in 1996 and two year later, he was appointed lawyer in Roman Rota. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed a judge in Roman Rota and head of the Chancery of Roman Rota and principle of the law college of Roman Rota on 5 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2007/05/08/indian-monsignor-named-judge-of-roman-rota&post_id=5025|title=indian monsignor named judge of roman rota|website=ucanews.com}}</ref> He is the first Asian and Indian to be appointed a judge in this Supreme Tribunal of the Catholic Church.<ref name="radiovaticana.va"/> When Pope Francis created a commission to reform the matrimonial process, he was chosen as a member of the commission on 27 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-creates-vatican-commission-study-marriage-process|title=Pope creates Vatican commission to study marriage process|date=20 September 2014|website=National Catholic Reporter}}</ref> |
He was nominated to Roman Rota in 1996 and two year later, he was appointed lawyer in Roman Rota. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him a judge in Roman Rota and head of the Chancery of Roman Rota and principle of the law college of Roman Rota on 5 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2007/05/08/indian-monsignor-named-judge-of-roman-rota&post_id=5025|title=indian monsignor named judge of roman rota|website=ucanews.com}}</ref> He is the first Asian and Indian to be appointed a judge in this Supreme Tribunal of the Catholic Church.<ref name="radiovaticana.va"/> When Pope Francis created a commission to reform the matrimonial process, he was chosen as a member of the commission on 27 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-creates-vatican-commission-study-marriage-process|title=Pope creates Vatican commission to study marriage process|date=20 September 2014|website=National Catholic Reporter}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:35, 27 March 2019
Early life
Monsignore Michael Leo Arockiaraj was born on 8 September 1958 at Mettupatti of the civil district of Dindigul of Tamilnadu, South India and of the ecclesiastical diocese of Dindigul.[1] After his initial formation in St Augustine's minor seminary, Trichy, philosophical formation in Christ Hall seminary, Karumathur, and theological formation in Pontifical Urban University, Rome, he was ordained a priest on 25 April 1984.[1]
Academic Background
He obtained a bachelor degree in Indian civil law in the Government Law College, Trichy, Tamilnadu and a licentiate and doctorate in canon law in Pontifical Urban University, Rome in 1992.[1]
In Roman Rota
He was nominated to Roman Rota in 1996 and two year later, he was appointed lawyer in Roman Rota. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a judge in Roman Rota and head of the Chancery of Roman Rota and principle of the law college of Roman Rota on 5 May 2007.[2] He is the first Asian and Indian to be appointed a judge in this Supreme Tribunal of the Catholic Church.[1] When Pope Francis created a commission to reform the matrimonial process, he was chosen as a member of the commission on 27 August 2014.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Indian priest appointed judge in Vatican's supreme court". www.radiovaticana.va.
- ^ "indian monsignor named judge of roman rota". ucanews.com.
- ^ "Pope creates Vatican commission to study marriage process". National Catholic Reporter. 20 September 2014.